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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Maximalism and Retrenchment: How America Overdoes Both

POSITIVE RSVP ONLINE ONLY:http://belfercenter.hks.harvard.edu/events/sestanovich.html
The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a
Director's Seminar with Ambassador Stephen
Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian
and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, in the Belfer
Center Library (L369).
Stephen Sestanovich is the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis
professor of international diplomacy at Columbia University’s
School of International and Public Affairs, and the George F.
Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian studies at the
Council on Foreign Relations. His book Maximalist: America
in the World from Truman to Obama has just been published by
Knopf.
From 1997 to 2001, he served as U.S. ambassador-at-large and
special adviser to the Secretary of State for the former Soviet
Union.
Prior to joining the State Department, Ambassador Sestanovich
directed work on Soviet (later, Russian and Eurasian) affairs at
two of Washington's leading public policy think-tanks, the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace and the Center for Strategic and
International Studies.
From 1984 to 1987, he served as senior director for policy
development at the National Security Council. He was a member of
the State Department's policy planning staff from 1981 to 1984 and
senior legislative assistant to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
from 1980 to 1981.
Before coming to Washington, DC, Ambassador Sestanovich was
assistant professor of political science at the Graduate Faculty of
the New School for Social Research (1978–80) and visiting assistant
professor of political science at Columbia University
(1979–80).
He received his BA from Cornell University and his PhD from Harvard
University. His writing has appeared in the National Interest,
Foreign Affairs, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street
Journal, Foreign Policy, American Interest, New Republic,
POLITICO, and other publications. Ambassador Sestanovich is a
member of the board of directors of the National Endowment for
Democracy. As space is limited for this event, RSVPs will be
accepted on a first come, first served basis. Belfer Center
Seminars are strictly off-the-record. By requesting to attend the
Seminar, you agree that you will comply with the Belfer Center's
strict policy against recording or disclosing the contents of the
seminar. Your access is conditioned on your compliance with these
restrictions. Should you violate these rules, the Center will
pursue all available legal options and you will be excluded from
all future events.